Zombie Dogs!

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Okay, so Russian scientists made zombie dogs in 1940. What’s even crazier is that scientists repeated the experiment in 2005!

Stephen Mihm article, in review of year’s notable ideas, on experiments at University of Pittsburgh in which doctors managed to plunge several dogs into state of total, clinical death before bringing them back to life; researchers say it points way toward time when human beings will make similar trip as means of preserving life in face of otherwise fatal injuries (M)

Source: Zombie Dogs – The New York Times